Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Brazil
Brazil: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 36 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Brazil, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 36 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,700.0% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Brazil peaked at 541 num items per 100m2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
That places Brazil 34th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 541 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 156 num items per 100m2 | -71.2% |
| 2017 | 179 num items per 100m2 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 51 num items per 100m2 | -71.5% |
| 2019 | 85 num items per 100m2 | +66.7% |
| 2020 | 19 num items per 100m2 | -77.6% |
| 2021 | 50 num items per 100m2 | +163.2% |
| 2022 | 211 num items per 100m2 | +322.0% |
| 2023 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -99.1% |
| 2024 | 36 num items per 100m2 | +1700.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 36 num items per 100m2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 36 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 num items per 100m2, 2.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 202.4 num items per 100m2 | 51 num items per 100m2 | 541 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.6 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 211 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Brazil?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Brazil was 36 num items per 100m2 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 541 num items per 100m2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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